THE NEW YORKER suit We meet Shaw at about the age of forty, reminiscing about his first job, in a real-estate office in Dublin; his ar- rival in London to live with his moth- er; his awkward, difficult beginnings as a political speaker for Socialism and as an unsuccessful novelist. We leave him a very old man hobbling around his garden shortly before his death. In between, there are anecdotes (some of them familiar, some new), any num- ber of fiery quotations from his talks on Socialism and vegetarianism and anti-vivisection ("A taste for cruelty can be developed just as a taste for food. . . . Has any ape ever taken the glands from a living man?"), and funny lines about almost every matter under the sun, including Joan of Are, the "queerest fish" in the Middle Ages. He speaks of his loving admiration for Ellen Terry, of his falling head over heels for Mrs. Patrick Campbell, of his sexless and enduring marriage with Charlotte Payne-Townshend, and of a few of his friendships (one with Frank Harris, whose outlandish hiography of him he edited and defended after Har- ris died). And, in a radio address de- livered at the start of the Second World War, he appeals to the English to be- come conscientious objectors, telling them that the only war that can de- stroy England is a civil war between the classes. At the end of this oral autobiog- raphy, we are left, of course, with only a partial Shaw, but with enough clues to complete a portrait for ourselves of thIS man of passionate ideas and sym- pathies, who never descended into so- lemnity or low spirits, and who always expressed his deepest convictions with humor or irony, or even playfulness. Shaw was a blazing star, but he is dimmed here in performance: Donal Donnelly is a good actor but not an inspired impersonator, as Hal Hol- brook was as Mark Twain, or as Roy Dotrice was as John Aubrey. There are moments that are too bland or too soft or too "twinkling." N everthe- less, Mr. Donnelly seldom misses or blurs a point, and he maintains the mood of intimacy throughout. -EDITH OLIVER . LOVE IS A WONDERFUL (AND NOISY) THING DEPARTMENT [From the Prtnce George's County (Md.) Journal] She said noise is so bad in her apart- ment she can "hear every step" her neigh- bors take. Talking, laughing, music, even squeezing come through loud and clear, she said. 73 -It.... 11;' n r ... ;.. - .....,.-' ... 'i.'" "I' " (' ') t " .:! ,,- :,' .... .,1; .jþ", t ...... " -..' .... ""- .. -... It " '.,. f f, ." ... .,.. :f - c.> .... ...-" ..: tilt. ; ., ,... .. ",";" "'Ii 11' ",. "'. .. ; . ",7 '--- """ -,," ........ ""Ii!: "1:'- "-4 ,. ":;,"'( , .. " ;., [if, ",I."t'- 1. ........ -/ ,t ..... .f'"-< -- "':õt :r " ;1: Á.....t. ..." ..t" .... ;." ,........ ''1 '" t , '. \, {.'t. ',r: .}.'r """ \. < ..-...... "" /lflii!" j" ..J .p \ .j...!:: ,,' 'I.... . ; 1 > . . - i Maupintour takes you across three continents: Alexander The Greats ASIA The year's most exotic escorted adventure! Follow the golden-haired Macedonian who changed the world's course 2,300 years ago. Uzbekistan's Samarkand, Bukhara Tashkent Afghan- istan's Kabul, Salang Pass, Mazar-i-Sharif, ancient Balkh, Band-i-Amir Lakes, Bamian, Khyber Pass. Pakistan's Peshawar, Taxila, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi. Persia/Iran's Persepolis, Shiraz, Isfahan, Teheran. 34 days. This is only one of 17 different adventure tours from Dalmatia to the Hindu Kush. Please write or phone for the new Maupintour USSR/ Eastern Europe brochure or give us the name of your Travel Agent. TelePhon M!PP!n!QuYrSince 1951 Maupintour, 408 East 50th, New York, New York 10022 Sheti be satisfied with a kIss and a card. But think what'}} happen when you give her this. '."'r . ..... ;". /,, .(, d í\ <.. " ^ ..... . <' ?> <;.,. "\'" ' . , ) \ 3- .ø . ?Ø ".. '. ... An exquisite ram's head pendant, hand carved from rock crystal., accented with diamond eyes. From Caldwell s collection of sculpture to wear. Bv Diane Von Furstenberg $220. Chain, 15 inches of serpentine 14 kt. gold, $25. rl ø Chestnut & ]un;per, Philadelphia (215) 8Cw-8829